diff --git a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
index 4601aedbc..558f11169 100644
--- a/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
+++ b/Documentation/boards/sandbox.rst
@@ -4,64 +4,52 @@ Sandbox
 barebox can be run as a simulator on your host to check and debug new non
 hardware related features.
 
-Build barebox for simulation
-----------------------------
+Building barebox for simulation
+-------------------------------
 
-the barebox sand box can be built with the host compiler::
+The barebox sandbox can be built with the host compiler::
 
   ARCH=sandbox make sandbox_defconfig
   ARCH=sandbox make
 
-Run sandbox
------------
+Running the sandbox
+-------------------
 
-::
+Once you compile barebox for the sandbox, you can run it with::
 
-  $ barebox [\<OPTIONS\>]
+  $ barebox [<OPTIONS>]
 
-Options can be::
+Available sandbox invocation options include:
 
-  -m, --malloc=\<size\>
+  ``-m``, ``--malloc=<size>``
 
-Start sandbox with a specified malloc-space \<size\> in bytes.
+    Start sandbox with a specified malloc-space <size> in bytes.
 
-::
+  ``-i <file>``
 
-  -i \<file\>
+    Map a <file> to barebox. This option can be given multiple times. The <file>s
+    will show up as ``/dev/fd0`` ... ``/dev/fdX`` in the barebox simulator.
 
-Map a \<file\> to barebox. This option can be given multiple times. The \<file\>s
-will show up as /dev/fd0 ... /dev/fdx in the barebox simulator.
+  ``-e <file>``
 
-::
+    Map <file> to barebox. With this option <file>s are mapped as
+    ``/dev/env0`` ...  ``/dev/envX`` and thus are used as default environment.
+    A clean file generated with ``dd`` will do to get started with an empty environment.
 
-  -e \<file\>
+  ``-O <file>``
 
-Map \<file\> to barebox. With this option \<file\>s are mapped as /dev/env0 ...
-/dev/envx and thus are used as default environment. A clean file generated
-with dd will do to get started with an empty environment
+    Register <file> as a console capable of doing stdout. <file> can be a
+    regular file or a FIFO.
 
-::
+  ``-I <file>``
 
-  -O \<file\>
+    Register <file> as a console capable of doing stdin. <file> can be a regular
+    file or a FIFO.
 
-Register \<file\> as a console capable of doing stdout. \<file\> can be a
-regular file or a fifo.
+  ``-x``, ``--xres <res>``
 
-::
+    Specify SDL width.
 
-  -I \<file\>
+  ``-y``, ``--yres <res>``
 
-Register \<file\> as a console capable of doing stdin. \<file\> can be a regular
-file or a fifo.
-
-::
-
-  -x, --xres \<res\>
-
-Specify SDL width
-
-::
-
-  -y, --yres \<res\>
-
-Specify SDL height
+    Specify SDL height.